October 26, 2021 | 19:11 (GMT+7)
Vietnam Journalists’ Association has new chairman
The Executive Committee of the Vietnam Journalists’ Association (VJA) on October 26 elected Le Quoc Minh, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan (People) newspaper, the new chairman of the association.
Minh is also a member of the Party Central Committee and deputy head of the Party Central Committee’s Information and Education Commission.
He began his journalism career as a sub-editor in the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) in 1990.
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The new chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association Le Quoc Minh addressing the VJA Executive Committee's meeting |
In 2008, Minh became Editor-in-Chief of VietnamPlus, a multi-language e-newspaper of VNA.
In 2017, he was appointed Deputy General Director of VNA.
At the 13th National Party Congress, which took place from January 25 to February 1, 2021, Minh was elected to the 13th Party Central Committee.
In April 2021, Minh was appointed Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan newspaper.
Source: VNA